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A&J King Artisan Bakers is looking for a FULL TIME bread baker to kick butt with our Bread Baking Crew!
PLEASE NOTE! If you indicate that you have food preparation or baking experience, please list that experience in your resume!
We are an award-winning artisan bakery specializing in hearth baked breads such as sourdoughs, baguettes, ciabatta, and whole grains as well as hand rolled croissants, muffins, scones, cookies, tarts and seasonal desserts. All of our products are made fresh daily from scratch ingredients. We source locally and regionally whenever possible. We also offer espresso and sandwiches in our café and run a small wholesale program providing breads and pastries to area restaurants and shops. Winner of Best of Boston in 2009 and 2012 as well as Best of North Shore every year since 2008.
We use a New American Stone Mill to mill all of our whole grain flours as well!
POSITION DETAILS:
Exact shifts still to be determined. Applicant should be open to working nights and weekends.
Mix sourdough starters and various sourdough and non-sourdough doughs using artisan techniques
Shape and bake whole grains, sourdoughs, commercially yeasted, and any special bread of the day to bakery standard
Prep work as necessary for various bakery products
Standard post-shift bakery cleaning duties including weekly deep clean
APPLICANT MUST:
Be authorized to work in the US.
Have previous food service experience. Bakery experience a plus but not a must - we can train the right applicant. NOTE: Home baking is amazing and wonderful (we wrote a book on it!) but is NOT considered food service experience.
Be excited and passionate about food
Be able to carry 50lbs, stand on their feet for 10 hours (with breaks) in a potentially hot environment
Be a friendly team player - we work close together. No jerks.
Be able to take constructive criticism and work to improve their craft
Be able to multitask, prioritize, and work independently
Have ENDURANCE, and know what that means in a food service environment. We stand a lot, shape a lot, lift a lot, use our hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, and knees a lot! Be ready to work your muscles!
Our bakery is made up of a wide range of people. We have musicians, artists, parents, designers, career bakers, culinary grads, former baristasall of whom have an interest in the craft of baking amazing bread and pastry. If you're looking for somewhere to learn and develop the skills necessary to create a world-class artisan product, come join us.
If you've read the entire ad, congrats! Please write "I READ THE WHOLE AD!" on the top of your email so we can give you an immediate edge on the competition. Hope to hear from you soon!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Store discount
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Evening shift
Overtime
Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
Do you currently live in the Peabody/Salem area?
Experience:
Food preparation: 2 years (Required)
Baking: 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
Day Shift (Required)
Night Shift (Required)
Overnight Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
